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FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 22, 1936 4 sheets-shaw Patented Feb. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FIGURE TOY Willie Lewis Pryor, Waugh, Va.

Application October 22, 1936, Serial No. 107,094

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in figure toys and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character 5, which, when in operation, will closely simulate two men sawing a log of wood.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide, in a figure toy of the aforementioned character, novel means for reciprocating 101 the representation of a saw and for actuating the figures connected thereto.

Still another very important object of the invention is to provide a figure toy of the character described embodying novel means for swinging one of the legs of the figures upwardly and rearwardly as the bodies of said figures move forwardly with the saw.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a figure toy of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, light in weight, highly amusing, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects 25 and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the 30 several views and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a figure toy constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

35 Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective, showing the means for raising one of the legs of each figure as the body thereof swings forwardly.

Figure 6 is a detail view in elevation of the spring motor.

Figure '7 is a detail view in elevation of the mechanism. driven by the spring motor for oscillating the shaft which reciprocates the saw.

Figure 8 is a detail View showing the means for anchoring one of the legs of the figures to the base.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises an elongated base i of suitable material which is provided with a raised, transversely extending intermediate portion 2. The raised intermediate portion 2 is substantially trough-shaped. and fixed therein is a tube 3 representing a log. The log 3 is provided with end closures 4 and 5. Ad jacent one end the log 3 is further provided with aligned openings 6, the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

Mounted on the end wall 5 of the log 3 is a spring motor which is designated generally by the reference numeral 1. A winding key 9 is provided for the spring 9 of the motor I, said winding key extending rotatably through the end wall 5. The spring motor I further includes a suitable frame l0, a train of gears ll mounted in the frame I and driven by the spring 9, etc. The gear II which is remote from the spring 9 is fixed on a crankshaft l2 as illustrated to advantage in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The reference numeral l3 designates a shaft which is rotatably mounted in the log 3, one end of said shaft being journalled in the end wall 4, the other end of said shaft extending through and being journalled in a bracket M which is mounted on the frame In. A pinion gear I is fixed on this end portion of the shaft I3.

A stud I6 is fixed in the bracket I4 below the shaft 13. Threaded into one end of the stud I6 is a screw IT on which a substantially triangular metallic plate I8 is mounted for oscillation.

The lower end portion of the plate I8 has formed therein a vertical slot l9 (see Figure '7) in which the throw of the crankshaft i2 is engaged. At its upper end, the plate I8 is provided with a horizontal flange from which a segmental gear 2| depends for engagement with the gear l5. The reference numeral 22 designates a gear which is fixed on the shaft I3 at an intermediate point. The construction and arrangement is such that the shaft l3 will be oscillated by the spring motor 1.

Extending slidably through the openings 6 in the log 3 is a rack bar 23 representing a saw blade the teeth 24 of which are in mesh with the gear 22. The saw- 23 further includes upstanding handles 25 on its ends.

The reference numeral 26 designates generally figures of suitable material which are mounted on the base I on opposite sides of the log 3. The figures 26 are preferably representations of men and each figure comprises a stationary leg 21 fixed on the base I. Referring to Figure 8 of the drawings, it will be seen that the lower ends or foot portions of the stationary legs 27 are provided with lateral flanges 28 fixed to the base I, as by welding or soldering, as at 29. Each figure 26 further includes a body 30 which is pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the upper portion of the stationary leg 2?, as at 3! Arms 32 are pivotally connected, at one end, to the upper portions of the bodies 30 and at their other ends to the saw handles 25. Pivotally suspended from the bodies 3!! are swinging legs 33 which are adapted to be raised by projections 34 which extend angularly from the lower portions of said bodies as best seen in Figure 5 of the drawings.

t is thought that the operation of the invention will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The spring motor I is, of course, wound through the medium of the key 8 and released. The spring motor drives the crankshaft l2 through the train of gears I! and said crankshaft oscillates the plate 58 on its pivot l7. Of course, when the plate I8 is thus actuated the segmental gear 25 on said plate oscillates the shaft l3. Oscillation of the shaft I3 with the gear 22 thereon moves the saw 23 back and forth through the openings 5 of the log 3. As the saw 23 reciprocates in this manner the body portions SE! of the figures 26 are swung in a vertical plane r on their pivots 3i on the stationary legs 21 thereby closely simulating two men in the act of sawing Wood. As the bodies 30 move forwardly the projections M engage and raise the swinging legs 33 thereby furthering the simulation. The swinging legs 33 are adapted to swing downwardly by gravity as the body portions 30 of the figures 26 return to an upright position.

It is believed that the many advantages of a figure toy constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A figure toy of the class described comprising an elongated base including a raised, substantially trough-shaped transversely extending intermediate portion, a tube mounted on said raised portion and representing a log, said tube being closed at its ends and having aligned openings therein at an intermediate point, a spring motor mounted in the tube on one of the end walls thereof, said spring motor including a frame, a bracket mouted on said frame, a shaft journaled in said bracket and in the other end wall of the tube, a plate mounted for swinging movement on the bracket, said plate having a slot therein, a crankshaft driven by the spring motor and engaged in the slot for oscillating the plate, a substantially segmental gear on the plate, a gear on the shaft driven by the first named gear, a gear fixed on the shaft at an intermediate point, a rack bar extending slidably through the openings and engaged with the last named gear for reciprocation thereby, said rack bar representing a saw, and animated figures mounted on the base on opposite sides of the tube and connected to the ends of the saw for actuation thereby.

2. A figure toy of the class described comprising an elongated base including a raised, substantially trough-shaped transversely extending intermediate portion, a tube mounted on said raised portion and representing a log, said tube being closed at its ends and having aligned openings therein at an intermediate point, a spring motor mounted in the tube on one of the end Walls thereof, said spring motor including a frame, a bracket mounted on said frame, a shaft journaled in said bracket and in the other end Wall of the tube, a plate mounted for swinging movement on the bracket, said plate having a slot therein, a crankshaft driven by the spring motor and engaged in the slot for oscillating the plate, a substantially segmental gear on the plate, a gear on the shaft driven by the first named gear, a gear fixed on the shaft at an intermediate point, a rack bar extending slidably through the openings and engaged with the last named gear for reciprocation thereby, said rack bar representing a saW, animated figures mounted on the base on opposite sides of the tube and connected to the ends of the saw for actuation thereby, each figure including a stationary leg fixed on the base, a body pivotally mounted on the upper portion of the stationary leg for swinging movement in a vertical plane, an arm connecting the body to the saw for actuation thereby, a swinging leg pivotally suspended from the body, and means on the body engageable with the swinging leg for elevating same as the body is swung forwardly.

WILLIE LEWIS PRYOR. 

